Central’s Sheldon on all-region football squad

Football | Dec. 5, 2012

PELLA—Central College kicker Kevin Sheldon (West Des Moines, Valley HS) has been named to the D3football.com All-West Region team.

Sheldon, a 5-11, 170-pound sophomore, was a third-team selection. Earlier he received first-team all-Iowa Conference honors for the second straight year.

Sheldon led the league in extra-point conversion percentage, nailing 25-of-25 tries. He was 12-of-17 on field goal attempts for a league-best 1.2 field goals per game. Sheldon was named the league’s special team’s player of the week Oct. 29.

Central posted a 5-5 record and finished tied for second in the league with a 4-3 mark. The Dutch have not had a losing season since 1960.